{"product_id":"foundation-and-empire-9780553382587","title":"Foundation and Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE UPCOMING APPLE TV+ SERIES \u003ci\u003eFOUNDATION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, COMING 9\/24\/21\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLed by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire--the mightiest force in the Galaxy--is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who--or what--is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with nail-biting suspense, nonstop action, and cutting-edge speculation, \u003ci\u003eFoundation and Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of humanity's perpetual struggle against the darkness that forever threatens to overwhelm the light--and of how the courage of even a determined few can make all the difference in the universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Asimov, Isaac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553382587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Isaac Asimov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39494143574091,"sku":"9780553382587","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_7e2d26d6-2b4c-42d9-8b75-ceb5802908f6.jpg?v=1630423803","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/foundation-and-empire-9780553382587","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}